Oberlin, UMass Amherst, UC Santa Cruz, Unique case.

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Academics:
GPA: 2.5, not weighted (I take IB & AP classes), with an upward trend
PSAT: 88th percentile, with 99th percentile in reading</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Jazz Ensemble 4 yrs
Student government 4 yrs (class president 2 years)
Debate team 2 yrs
Speech team 2 yrs
Track and Field 2 yrs
Newspaper 2 yrs
Volunteer @ Synagogue
Travelled to cambodia</p>

<p>I’m a Junior in HS right now. I’ll probably get something like a 30 on my ACT. If I get really good SAT scores what are my chances? What can I do to improve my chances at these schools? (besides getting better grades, obviously)</p>

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<p>Because of your GPA, you’re not eligible for UC Santa Cruz, unless you get in by exception.</p>

<p>[University</a> of California - Admissions](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/exception.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/exception.html)</p>

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<p>Uhhh what is your unique case? It better be big enough to cover up that 2.5. If not, I would say you have a very, very, very small chance at any of those schools.</p>

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<p>This reminds me of Rushmore. No offense.</p>

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<p>technically, ur not eligible with that GPA… even if they let you, it doesnt look good…</p>

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<p>that 2.5 just birngs you down, what is the unique case?</p>

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<p>Severe ADHD, not medicated. I’m trying to get my gpa up to at least a 3.2 by the end of junior year.</p>

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<p>What state do you live in? Even as an instate student, you are unlikely to get into UMass Amherst, which is the flagship of the UMass system.

Your PSAT percentile is not high enough to meet the “sliding scale”.</p>

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<p>How high does the sat need to be to meet the “sliding scale”?</p>

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<p>If your GPA was better, dead in all those schools. Good Luck.</p>

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<p>Actually, I looked up the sliding scale, and my psat score is enough to balance out my gpa at umass. Am I missing something?</p>